Speech [Role of Islam in the triumph of the Muslims; recommendations to the Saudi Arabian delegation]

In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful

I would like to thank this political delegation, and the respected congregational prayer leader, «1» and the nation of the Two Holy Shrines, Riyadh and the magnanimity of King Fahd «2» who sent you to meet us here. In Islam and at the advent of Islam, the mosque has always been the center of Islamic movements and uprisings. Islamic propagation would begin from the mosque; and the movement of the Islamic forces for the suppression of the infidels and bringing them under the flag of Islam would begin from the mosque. At the advent of Islam, the mosque was always the starting point of the movements and uprisings. You, who are from the residents and scholars of the mosque, must follow in the footsteps of the prophet of Islam and the companions of that great man, and must place the mosque in the service of the propagation of Islam and the Islamic movement, and for the amputation of the hands of the infidels and the polytheists and in favor of the oppressed in relation to the arrogant.

Although we were devoid of any tools, and our nation had no firearms or weapons to fight with, by the Grace of the Almighty God we nevertheless managed to defeat the forces of evil through the force of faith and the unity of expression. In addition, I hope that all the Islamic nations arise, and with the unity of expression and with regard to Islam and the power of faith, defeat the foreigners and those who want to subjugate these nations for all times and perpetuate their hold over them. The secret of the triumph of the Muslims at the advent of Islam was in their unity of expression and the power of faith. It was the power of faith that caused a weak army to overcome the great empires, and caused thirty people led by Khalid ibn Walid «3» to defeat an army of sixty thousand soldiers of the Roman Empire. It was the power of Islam that advanced them, and we Muslims must surge Islam ahead with the power of Islam.

We must fight with the forces of infidelity using Islamic power, and must severe the hands of the criminals from our respective countries. If there was Islamic unity of expression, and if the governments and nations of Islam were joined hand-in-hand with each other, it would have been absurd for approximately one billion Muslims to be subjugated by the big powers. If this power- the divine power- is augmented with the power of faith, and if all march together in goodwill, in the path of Islam, then no power will be able to defeat them.

With the differences that are noticeable in the regions- and especially in the Arabic regions- it is no wonder that a small nation like Israel is able to stand up and confront the Arabs with their large populations and facilities. If this source of immorality is not challenged, it will covet the whole region and will not be content only with Palestine and the Al-Aqsa Mosque. «4» It wants to annex the entire whole region.

It is imperative for the Muslims and Islamic governments to unite and exterminate this source of corruption from its roots and do not allow those who support them to do so. I beseech the Blessed and Almighty God to sustain the power of Islam, the glory of Islam and the Muslims, and their unity of expression.

Our previous regime, in order to please its masters, brought disaster here; and especially with regard to the pilgrims to the Sacred House of God, created certain problems and occasionally said some things about the Saudi's governmental officials that caused anxieties for the Iranians. Moreover, after his departure and the severance of his usurper hands, we are keen to see how the Saudi nation shall handle the Iranians who go on a pilgrimage to the House of God. Iranians are anxious to know how their brethren will treat them. And I hope, now that the hands of oppression have been shortened from this country and the obnoxious propaganda that they would indulge in has been eliminated, we should treat each other as brothers and act in a brotherly manner and provide the needed facilities for the hajj pilgrims. I beseech the Blessed and Almighty God for success in this regard.

We must learn lessons from history. When we review the history, we notice that in the course of the changes that have taken place in Islam and in Muslims, wherever the power of faith has been at work and the people and Muslims have relied on it, victory has been on their side. In addition, wherever the objective has been attaining worldly materials, victory has eluded them.

The teachings of the prophets and the Holy Prophet (s) are that you can move ahead with spiritual powers. Those spiritual powers, which were supporting the Muslims, and God's angels that were also spiritual powers resulted in the domination of Muslims over all the cities of the world in less than half a century. We must learn from history. At the time when we had a strong government, such as the Ottoman government, it could resist the Soviet Union; it could resist Japan and sometimes defeat them. When our enemies prevailed, they cut this vast country into pieces, gave each one of their stooges a piece, and sowed the seeds of discord among them. This resulted in the weakening of Islam and the Muslims, and resulted in the prevailing of the colonialists. We must take a lesson from this fact; and our governments should take a lesson from this historical incident and resolve their differences. If they unite with one another, they will become so powerful that no power will be able to challenge them, of course, provided that they have complete faith. In addition, I pray to the Blessed and Almighty God to strengthen our faith and the faith of our governments and the faith of our nations and to help us to prevail over our problems. Moreover, I thank you and your friends. May God's peace, mercy, and blessings be upon you.